{"id":21948,"date":"2022-04-07T14:57:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T12:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21948"},"modified":"2022-04-13T06:03:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T04:03:37","slug":"why-is-it-so-hard-to-escape-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/04\/why-is-it-so-hard-to-escape-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is It so Hard to Escape Poverty?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poverty is one of the worst parts of society and is a major contributor to economic inequality. When people are in poverty, most governments give relief funds to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when they start being able to work, they find out that they are losing money, which encourages those in poverty to stop working, and so the next generations, and the cycle continues. This is known as the welfare trap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more, let&#8217;s watch this video about the paradox of poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Hel\u00e9n Bay\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9N7QaIOkG8?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What strategies can the government use to prevent the welfare trap from happening?<\/li><li>In your opinion, is the welfare trap important to try and fix?<\/li><li>Have you heard or seen anyone stuck in this trap? Talk about them.<\/li><li>What do you think about the universal basic income or free money with no strings attached?<\/li><li>What are some government programs that address the issue of poverty in your country?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Poverty is one of the worst parts of society and is a major contributor to economic inequality. When people are in poverty, most governments give relief funds to help. 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